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Joe Biden
stated on May 16, 2024 News release

"The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn."

By D.L. Davis • July 13, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on May 24, 2024 a campaign email

"The last administration oversaw the largest increase in murders ever recorded."

By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on June 4, 2024 an interview with Time magazine

“Wage increases have exceeded” the cost of inflation.

By Louis Jacobson • June 6, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on May 19, 2024 a speech

Donald Trump wants to terminate the Affordable Care Act.

By Samantha Putterman • June 3, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on March 19, 2024 a speech

Insulin for Medicare beneficiaries "was costing 400 bucks a month on average. It now costs $35 a month."

By Samantha Putterman • April 2, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on March 7, 2024 his State of the Union address

The Trump administration "added more to the national debt than any presidential term in American history."

By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on March 7, 2024 his State of the Union address

“We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.”

By Amy Sherman • March 11, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on March 7, 2024 a State of the Union address

"We’ve already cut the federal deficit by over $1 trillion."

By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on February 4, 2024 a post on X

“Inflation has been at the pre-pandemic level of 2% over the last half year.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on January 24, 2024 a speech to the United Auto Workers

“Tens of thousands of auto jobs were lost nationwide during Trump's presidency,” but during Biden’s presidency, “we've created more than 250,000 auto jobs.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on January 8, 2024 a speech

“The racial wealth gap is the smallest it’s been in 20 years.”

By Sara Swann • January 12, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on October 14, 2023 remarks at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner

Republicans in Congress are “trying to wipe out federal funding to end the HIV epidemic.”

By Grace Abels • November 3, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on September 14, 2023 a speech

“I taught at the University of Pennsylvania for four years.”

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on July 28, 2023 a speech in Maine

"Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation."

By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on June 15, 2023 a speech

"Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish.

By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus • June 21, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on February 3, 2023 a speech in Philadelphia

“We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on January 25, 2023 a tweet

“Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on January 20, 2023 a speech at the White House

“One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump.

By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on January 12, 2023 remarks at the White House

“Take-home pay for workers is going up.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on October 8, 2022 an Instagram post

The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush.

By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2022

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